# Idle Movie Cinema Tycoon — Build your theatre empire

> Build your theatre empire (iPhone/iPad app by Luke Pearce.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idle-movie-cinema-tycoon/id6796905171 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Luke Pearce](https://appshunter.io/developer/356544252)
- Category: Games, Entertainment, Simulation, Strategy
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 24 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-18
- Data updated: 2026-08-22
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idle-movie-cinema-tycoon/id6796905171/reviews.md

## What is Idle Movie Cinema Tycoon?

Take over a struggling suburban twin cinema and build it into an eleven-venue empire — from a creaky art house to a drive-in under the stars to a dome so immersive the exits are theoretical.

RUN THE PLACE
• Fill your screens, sell the popcorn and collect the takings — every room you upgrade seats more and earns more
• Hire ushers, projectionists and kiosk staff to speed the whole cinema up
• Put a manager on every screen and counter and the money keeps arriving while you're away

BUILD THE CIRCUIT
• Eleven cinemas, each with its own rooms, films and personality
• Upgrades permanently multiply your takings — and earn the stars your rating is made of
• Complete the whole circuit, then franchise it: start the lap again with everything paying more, forever

KEEP COMING BACK
• Your cinemas earn while you're gone (up to a point — someone has to turn the projector back on)
• A daily bonus that grows with your streak
• Missions that pay the Power you need to open new rooms
• 520 invented films rotate across your marquees — every one that finishes a showing goes up on your poster wall, and full shelves pay a permanent income bonus

AND THE REST
• Game Center leaderboard and achievements
• Your save follows you between iPhone and iPad through iCloud
• Free to play, with optional purchases and optional rewarded videos — no purchase is ever needed to finish the campaign

The projector is warm. The queue is forming. The Suburban Twin is yours.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 500 Power | $7.99 | one-time |
| Matinee Bundle | $7.99 | one-time |
| Studio Bundle | $59.99 | one-time |
| 1200 Power | $14.99 | one-time |
| 20M Cash | $4.99 | one-time |
| 200K Cash | $1.99 | one-time |
| 2B Cash | $9.99 | one-time |
| 50B Cash | $24.99 | one-time |
| 7000 Power | $59.99 | one-time |
| 500B Cash | $59.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-08-18

No release notes.

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